Author Marks is a simple JavaScript resource allowing authors to highlight certain portions of their writing. Matt Gemmell writes about the idea on his blog. Not something I would use but it’s cool to see experiments with this type of stuff.
Tag Archives: blogging
Why grad schools should require students to blog. Great post about the impact consistent, public writing has upon dissertation work.
Mid-week reading list
With the craziness of running a WordCamp last week I didn’t have much time to read through my Instapaper queue. Thankfully, I had some extra time to catch up on things tonight. Interestingly I had a lot of articles that hit on similar themes. Last… Continue reading →
Marshall Kirkpatrick, while attending this weekend’s WordCamp:
Blogging is beautiful, it elevates the human spirit and enriches public life…I remember discovering how easy it was to blog, not so many years ago, and I really hope that lots of people are still discovering how easy and how rewarding it is every day today.
How Jonah Lehrer should blog
The problem with Jonah Lehrer, like the problem with Zach Kouwe, is not that he was humbled by the insatiable demands of Blog. Instead, it’s that he made a category error, and tried to use a regular blog as a vehicle for the kind of… Continue reading →
The first 80% of a blog post writes itself. The rest? It’s like pulling teeth sometimes.
Blogs, term papers, and a fear of what’s new
Cody Brown tweeted a link to this New York Times article earlier today about blogs and term papers. It’s a fairly shallow piece with many things I’d enjoy responding to, but I’ll pick one: the patronizing way the old guard portrays newer forms of writing.… Continue reading →
Write more about your newsroom
Last week I followed Lauren’s tweets about the Seattle Times’ move to a new building. It was fun to see the photos of packed up boxes and a newsroom in-flux. Watching all this over Twitter made me realize the opportunity something like this gives a news… Continue reading →
And it works…
So why did you make this? Because I’m a programmer, and this is what I do. Some people jog away from their house every day, only to jog back. Others walk on a treadmill, expending energy to get nowhere. In both cases, it may appear to others… Continue reading →
When Did You Last Blog? A Fresh Start. Nacin did it! Explains the pigs flying outside my window this morning. 